Mina Usui
Associate Director - Research Outsourcing Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc.
Mina Usui is an experienced R&D procurement and strategic sourcing professional with over eight years of expertise across discovery, preclinical, and nonclinical research. She has managed partnerships with 150+ CROs and pharma service providers, driving collaboration with drug discovery executives to accelerate innovation in oncology, immunology, and rare diseases. Mina specializes in optimizing outsourcing strategies, implementing discovery software and tools, and applying strong financial and project management acumen to support M&A activities and external partnerships.
Seminars
- Implementing harmonized PO processes to reduce errors and cycle times in complex R&D environments
- Leveraging data and automation to track spending at project, category, and supplier levels
- Integrating PO governance with finance and project management systems for seamless reporting
How do you choose the right AI stack when every vendor promises “end-to-end transformation”? Is an enterprise suite truly the safest bet, or can best-of-breed tools deliver greater flexibility without creating chaos? What does it take to build a tech ecosystem that avoids duplication, prevents sprawl, and actually delivers measurable value?
- Compare how pharma and biotech teams balance integration, flexibility, and data ownership when selecting AI and orchestration tools
- Learn how to avoid duplication and tech sprawl while maximizing interoperability across sourcing and contract systems
- Hear best practices from companies that achieved measurable value through smart technology combinations
